Caister Academy, Great Yarmouth

In its own words: "With considerable pride as Principal, I would like to introduce Caister Academy. We are a successful school with strong links to our community. We have high aspirations for our children, and we believe the best way to safeguard young people through their lives is to remove barriers which stop them achieving their best."

Clubs and activities named on the school's website include football, rugby, hockey and cricket.

In 2026, pupils at Caister Academy averaged an Attainment 8 score of 47.9, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 45 in Norfolk and 47 across England.

38% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 43% in Norfolk and 47% in England.

That is down from 49.4 in 2025.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was 0.3: pupils made above average progress compared with pupils nationally who started secondary school at the same level. Progress 8 was not published for 2026.

Disadvantaged pupils averaged an Attainment 8 of 42, against 51.7 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 9.7 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 23 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Combined Science, History and Art and Design.

For September 2026 entry, 139 families put Caister Academy as their first choice and 238 named it as one of their preferences, for 146 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. 1 family who put it first was not offered a place there.

The nearest other state secondary schools to Caister Academy are Great Yarmouth Charter Academy (2.4 miles, Good, Attainment 8 41.8); Visiting Teacher Service East at Education Services Centre (3 miles); and Flegg High Ormiston Academy (5.5 miles, Requires improvement, Attainment 8 45.7).

Caister Academy's 2026 results were higher than all 2 of them.

Caister Academy is one of 17 schools run by Creative Education Trust, an academy trust.

Across the trust's secondary schools, pupils averaged an Attainment 8 score of 42.1 in 2024/25.

27 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Caister Academy (as of April 2026): 93% would recommend the school, 78% say their child is happy there and 55% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that they would recommend the school (93%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (55%).

Of the 140 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 85% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 40% to a further education college, 2% to an apprenticeship and 4% into work.

38.8% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), according to the 2026 school census.

The nearest railway station is Great Yarmouth Rail Station, about 2.9 miles away in a straight line.

8 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Seafield Road North (o/s 57), 80 metres away.

In August 2026, police recorded 48 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, public order offences and anti-social behaviour. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Norfolk (28), as is usual near a town centre.

In 2024/25, Caister Academy issued 191 suspensions, 30.1 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 7 permanent exclusions.

The primary schools closest to Caister Academy are Caister Infant With Nursery School (0.3 miles), Caister Junior School (0.3 miles) and North Denes Primary School and Nursery (1.8 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.